The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24

blocks along that thoroughfare, as the wild
screams Of woman in distress followed by
| suppressed grOans, as from one in torture,
ana the sharp report OF pistol shot all pro
| ceeded from the lower fiat Of 1858, rang out
on the quiet night. In a few seconds hun
dreds Of heads were protruding from hun
dreds Of windows and hundreds Of tongues
were asking:
"Where is it!n
"What is it9
''Who is itm
Then the houses began to empty them
selves into the street, and soon large
crowd Of excited people were gathered
around 1858. The individual who shouts
IRE when anything unusual occurs was
not present, but the individual who turns in
an alarm for the police patrol was there.
and he wasted no time
In the meantime the crowd increased, the
plot tidckened, and the suspense became in
tolcrabie Various stories, founded on
theory, were passed around. A woman had
first been assaulted then murdered! Burg
lars had broken in, had been discovered.
mad killed the lady of the house! a deceived
husband had returned unexpectedly, found
that another mad taken his place and-mer-
ciful heavcns,-had revengcd himself A
woman had been attacked by q mouse
Somebody Ind blown out the gas and an
explosion followed. 1t was The spurned
lover OF her youth, who committed suicide
and came back to haunt her
And III the midst of it all the patrol
wagon drove up, the police entered the
house; cold chill passed over the multitude
outside; all was suspense, anxiety, agonizing
fear, suppressed emotion
Then tho police came ont, jumped into
the patrol wagon, and drove Oft The secret
was buried under their winter overcoats
lhey were not communicative. They gave
10 satisfaction.
What had they seen! What had they
learned.
just this: That Mrs Kidder whose hus-
band was away, was occupYing the fiat
alone; that at the seasonable hour Of 0
o'clock z. m, when oil woll-leguated.
healthy, lone women begin to yawl1. She set
about preparing her chamber for the night:
ttat ~ the performance of this worthy do
nestle and necessary duty it became neces-
slry Tor hor 10 adjust a new-fanglcI, back
acton, folding bedstead, which in the day
TIME u intended tO deceive the eve into the
belief TINT il is q wcll-hlled wardrobe: that
she pulled the front down and BEGAN to
smooth the covering; that she threw back a
corner OF the same from the dead and re-
moved the pillow shalns and arranged a
place for her head; that while lean
ing across the bed she must
have ticsled the internal thing in funny
spot that It threw It's hind logs into the air.
saw q kirk Of supreme satisfaction, and
CLOSED tightly on Mrs Kiddcr. squeezing her
boiy against the frame: that when she saw
the bed rising up she screamed as only y
terrified woman can scream: that she was
80 hpiTihcd she couldn't nova, and that
finally the machine wouldn't let her move:
that she continued 90 scream until ex-
haustcd aat that in the midst of horscroam-
ing nervous young man who occupied n
room ~ stairs, thinking there were burglars
an Me house, fired oil his pistol 20 alarm the
hcighnorGood, and then covered up his head
wltA tho bed clothing
thla is what the policemen found out, and
this is why they did not tniYy. They re
lened the exhausted. fainting woman from
the grasp Of the dcinoniac folding bed.
threw ouie water ia her face and on re
turning to the station sent her doctor.
The doctor today reported that his patient
was doing wcll and that her ultimate re-.
crN@y was probable II she would only move
out ul ,hc nnglhorhood
80 that all tho Ellis avenue gossip were
wrong m their conjecture The entire dif.
hruliy grow ont uf "a Misunderstanding with
the folding bei. which. 10 secmn Is of a s.n.
tit f' nud Rddy pattern, and can't stand